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61 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Expiring Health Provisions of the 119th Congress
2025-09-24 · Reports · R48649 · HTML available · PDF available
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
2025-09-15 · Resources · IF12317 · HTML available · PDF available
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: An Overview
2025-08-07 · Resources · IF12683 · HTML available · PDF available
Oversight of Gain-of-Function Research with Pathogens: Issues for Congress
2025-07-01 · Reports · R47114 · HTML available · PDF available
Compensation for COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries
2025-04-16 · Reports · R46982 · HTML available · PDF available
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
2025-03-20 · Resources · IF12241 · HTML available · PDF available
H5N1 Avian Influenza: The Human Health Response
2025-03-12 · Resources · IF12895 · HTML available · PDF available
Global Pandemics: Gain-of-Function Research of Concern
2025-03-10 · Resources · IF12021 · HTML available · PDF available
Mirror Life: Biosafety/Biosecurity Oversight Considerations
2025-01-27 · Resources · IF12883 · HTML available · PDF available
January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires
2025-01-16 · Resources · IF12871 · HTML available · PDF available
CDC’s Updated Dog Importation Rule
2025-01-15 · Posts · IN12485 · HTML available · PDF available
The PREP Act and COVID-19, Part 2: The PREP Act Declaration for COVID-19 Countermeasures
2025-01-03 · Posts · LSB10730 · HTML available · PDF available
H5N1 HPAI Continues to Spread in Dairy Herds
2024-12-03 · Resources · IF12837 · HTML available · PDF available
Hurricane Rapid Intensification: In Brief
2024-10-04 · Reports · R48212 · HTML available · PDF available
Oversight of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity: Current Policies and Options for Congress
2024-08-14 · Reports · R48155 · HTML available · PDF available
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Funding Overview
2024-07-16 · Reports · R47207 · HTML available · PDF available
International Health Regulations Amendments
2024-06-24 · Resources · IF12139 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Repatriation Program for Citizens Returned from Abroad
2024-04-18 · Resources · IF11484 · HTML available · PDF available
Emergency Response to Extreme Heat: Federal Financial Assistance and Considerations for Congress
2024-04-09 · Reports · R46873 · HTML available · PDF available
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): History, Overview of Domestic Programs, and Selected Issues
2024-03-22 · Reports · R47981 · HTML available
Artificial Intelligence in the Biological Sciences: Uses, Safety, Security, and Oversight
2023-11-22 · Reports · R47849 · HTML available · PDF available
The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Considerations for Congress
2023-10-06 · Reports · R43767 · HTML available · PDF available
The Strategic National Stockpile: Overview and Issues for Congress
2023-09-26 · Reports · R47400 · HTML available · PDF available
PREVENT Pandemics Act (P.L. 117-328, Division FF, Title II)
2023-08-15 · Reports · R47649 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Primer on Responding to and Recovering from Major Disasters and Emergencies
2023-06-12 · Reports · R41981 · HTML available · PDF available
Digital Biology: Implications of Genetic Sequencing
2023-03-23 · Resources · IF12356 · HTML available · PDF available
eDNA/eRNA: Scientific Value in What’s Left Behind
2022-12-15 · Resources · IF12285 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 2022: In Brief
2022-10-07 · Reports · R47232 · HTML available · PDF available
Synthetic/Engineering Biology: Issues for Congress
2022-09-30 · Reports · R47265 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Domestic Response to the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak
2022-08-05 · Resources · IF12186 · HTML available · PDF available
State and Federal Authority to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination
2022-05-17 · Reports · R46745 · HTML available · PDF available
The PREP Act and COVID-19, Part 1: Statutory Authority to Limit Liability for Medical Countermeasures
2022-04-13 · Posts · LSB10443 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Support for Domestic COVID-19 Test Availability
2022-02-18 · Resources · IF12050 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA’s Role in the COVID-19 Federal Pandemic Response
2022-02-10 · Reports · R47048 · HTML available · PDF available
Immunization Information Systems: Overview and Current Issues
2022-02-01 · Reports · R47024 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Emergency Declarations
2021-11-23 · Infographics · IG10029 · HTML available · PDF available
Domestic Funding for COVID-19 Vaccines: An Overview
2021-11-22 · Resources · IF11951 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 Testing: Frequently Asked Questions
2021-09-16 · Reports · R46481 · HTML available · PDF available
Health Equity and Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Brief Overview of the Federal Role
2021-07-28 · Reports · R46861 · HTML available · PDF available
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2): Public Health, Medical Supply Chain, Health Services, and Related Provisions
2021-07-02 · Reports · R46834 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 and Private Health Insurance Coverage: Frequently Asked Questions
2021-04-09 · Reports · R46359 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Public Health Service: COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations in the 116th Congress
2021-03-11 · Reports · R46711 · HTML available · PDF available
National Preparedness: A Summary and Select Issues
2021-02-26 · Reports · R46696 · HTML available · PDF available
Vaccine Safety in the United States: Overview and Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccines
2021-01-29 · Reports · R46593 · HTML available · PDF available
Legal Issues in COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Deployment
2020-11-25 · Reports · R46399 · HTML available · PDF available
Tracking COVID-19: U.S. Public Health Surveillance and Data
2020-11-02 · Reports · R46588 · HTML available · PDF available
Digital Contact Tracing and Data Protection Law
2020-09-24 · Reports · R46542 · HTML available · PDF available
The U.S. Blood Supply and the COVID-19 Response: In Brief
2020-08-26 · Reports · R46375 · HTML available · PDF available
Emergency Authorities Under the National Emergencies Act, Stafford Act, and Public Health Service Act
2020-07-14 · Reports · R46379 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19: Digital Contact Tracing and Privacy Law
2020-07-09 · Posts · LSB10511 · HTML available · PDF available